Author: Ruth Swift

It’s one of the most significant historical buildings in Ireland and the country’s “best and earliest example of a Palladian villa”, according to the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage – and yet Bellamont Forest in County Cavan is on An Taisce’s list of significant buildings at risk, due to vacancy, water damage and neglect.

The house was completed in 1730 by Judge Thomas Coote and designed by the talented architect Edward Lovett Pearce. The estate was gambled away by descendant John Coote in 1874 and bought by the Dorman-Smiths, whose most famous member, Eric ‘Chink’ Dorman-Smith, served in the British army in both world wars before being sacked in 1942.

We would like to thank all our members for coming out for our St Patrick’s Day party, which was held at our new exciting venue, the State House. The event was sold out, over 400 guests took part in the festivities, and the evening was a great success by all accounts! We were delighted to have wonderful entertainment by Hogan’s Goat band and the Brady Kenny O’Brien Irish Dance Academy North/South Shore. We would like to say a big  thank you to Mayor Marty Walsh for attending the event and addressing the crowd.

We would also like to thank all our sponsors, without whose support the event would not be what it is today;  Crean’s Irish Lager, Deep Eddy Vodka,O’ Hara’s Beers, Burke Distributing, Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey, Enterprise Ireland, Irish Dairy Board, Bord Bia, IDA Ireland, Tourism Ireland, Irish Consulate Boston, and Silent Chef.

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TICKETS ARE SELLING FAST FOR THE 2015 IRISH FILM FESTIVAL, BOSTON

Irish Network Members will receive an email today with codes.

This year’s lineup will offer a host of contemporary Irish films, intimate receptions with visiting Irish filmmakers, cocktail parties and a few surprises!

VIEW PROGRAM & BUY TICKETS HERE

 

Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all our valued IN members. We hope you have a wonderful day celebrating our Irish Heritage. Yesterday the IN Board had the pleasure of meeting with the Tanaiste, Joan Burton, to discuss economic and cultural links between Boston and Ireland. We thank the Tanaiste for her efforts in keeping the ties between Boston and Ireland a priority.

 

With St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in high gear, NECN delves into the business connections between Greater Boston and Ireland. The guide for the journey is Sean Moynihan, President of Irish Network Boston and VP of the Boston Irish Business Association.

The Global Greening has begun, with the first of an expected 150 landmarks around the world lighting up for St. Patrick’s Day. The Global Greening is a Tourism Ireland initiative that encourages iconic structures around the world to go green for March 17 – throwing a spotlight on the island of Ireland.

The initiative began in 2010 with just a single building – the Sydney Opera House

New participants for 2015 include the Colosseum, the Sacré Cœur basilica in Paris, Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry and Edinburgh Castle.

“Being able to put ourselves front and centre on the world stage in this way reaps unrivalled dividends in terms of publicity, promoting Ireland and getting the message out about our recovery,” said Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Paschal Donohoe TD.

“It is estimated that last year, the Government’s St Patrick’s Day efforts secured €5 million in new business,” the Minister added.

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As Irish celebrity chef Rachel Allen says, “there isn’t a definitive recipe for Irish stew simply because each household has adapted their own family recipe”. Some people use lamb, some beef, some people add carrots, some not. Many recipes call for celery and parsnips, and who doesn’t like parsnips!? Check out Rachel’s recipe here and tell us how you make yours!

 

The Irish Times video team is putting together a compilation of clips from Irish people around the world celebrating St Patrick’s Day this week, so if you’d like to send a greeting home to Ireland, say Happy St Patrick’s Day to friends and family, or share your plans for the day, record a short video clip (under 30 seconds) and send it via WeTransfer to video@irishtimes.com by next Monday morning Irish time (March 16th).

WeTransfer is a file sharing service that is incredibly simple to use – log on to wetransfer.com, upload the video file, enter your own email address and send to “emigration@irishtimes.com”.

You can also email your photographs to emigration@irishtimes.com, with a line saying who is in the photograph and where it was taken.

The debate continues, or perhaps rages, as to whether Ireland’s style of play will be good enough to win a World Cup, as we gear up for the match in Cardiff this Saturday 14th, and Joe Schmidt’s side leads with three wins from three.

Ireland were unconvincing in their opening win over Italy, but then toughed-out a home win over France and maintained their Grand Slam hopes with a 19-9 win over England in Dublin at the Aviva Stadium last time out.

Looking to the bookies in Ireland, the All Blacks are favorites once more, but then again they always are. Paddy Power, a little surprisingly, make England second favorites at 4/1 – as much down to them having home advantage as anything else. Only time will tell, and with Ireland most recently seeing out a 19-9 win against England, this Saturday’s match against Wales is sure to be a lively game!

The program for St. Patrick’s Festival 2015  in Dublin includes four days of exceptional city-wide events to celebrate Ireland’s national holiday!

The theme of the parade this year ‘Celebrate Now’ will see leading street theater and pageant companies draw inspiration for their artistic creations from Ireland’s present, embracing ‘nowness’ and savoring the moment.

Highlights to look forward to include the return of the Festival’s hugely popular and distinguished cultural program, ‘I Love My City’, the Festival Treasure Hunt in association with Ethiopian Airlines, Céilí House Live presented by RTÉ Radio 1, the Festival Big Day Out in Merrion Square, and of course the Parade which will feature pageants, bands and music from around the world!

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